Inverclyde Council

Greenock town centre has replaced Ferguslie Park in Paisley as the most deprived area of Scotland, according to official figures. The latest update of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 2020 has been published which identifies the places in Scotland where people are experiencing disad

Inverclyde Council has approved plans to build two new homes on the site of the cottage where murder victim Margaret Fleming lived before she went missing.

Link Group and Inverclyde Council have refuted calls for a social housing development on the former Ravenscraig Hospital site to be halted over claims that the land is contaminated.

New plans have been submitted by developers to demolish part of the Oak Mall in Greenock and build 123 new flats. The proposal was originally refused by planners earlier this year due to uncertainty surrounding the use of the prominent gap site which would be created.

River Clyde Homes has joined forces with Morton in the Community to provide free football camps for children in Port Glasgow. Inverclyde Council has funded the project through its Participatory Budgeting Scheme where residents of Port Glasgow could vote for projects.

Cloch Housing Association hosted a very successful Recruit Challenge at Port Glasgow Schools Campus.

Work to regenerate the rundown Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow is making "steady progress", Inverclyde Council has said.

Housing provider Sanctuary is on site in Inverclyde building 96 much-needed homes for social rent. Forty four flats in Greenock will complement 52 homes in Port Glasgow, a mix of houses, flats and cottage flats.

Inverclyde Council has launched a new scheme to guarantee the deposit on a privately rented property for homeless people, people at risk of becoming homeless and people on low incomes. The £30,000 Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS) enables the council to guarantee to pay the deposit on a privately

Cloch Housing Association is to cease developing and delivering Care & Repair and the Small Repairs Service for Inverclyde Council, bringing an end to an 18-year partnership. From April 1 the service will be delivered by another organisation after a 42% budget cut from the local authority proved

Tenants of River Clyde Homes have been evicted for anti-social behaviour and a conviction for drug dealing. The housing association enforced the orders and recovered the tenancies after it obtained orders from Greenock Sheriff Court.

Oak Tree Housing Association is set to move into a new Inverclyde headquarters having out-grown its present office space. In an attempt to stay as close to the town centre as possible, the Association has purchased the former Greenock Registry Office building at 40 West Stewart Street from Inverclyd

Future Skills Inverclyde has launched a brand new budgeting service for residents of Inverclyde called Total Money Makeover which looks at practical ways to save money. The advice given is tailored to individual needs, regardless of income. The scheme can also benefit Universal Credit claimants who

Sean Duffy, chief executive of Wise Group Inverclyde residents are set to benefit in the ongoing fight to eradicate fuel poverty after one of Scotland’s biggest social enterprises won two key contracts to deliver vital services for three of the region’s main housing associations.

Link Group Ltd, in partnership with Oak Tree Housing Association, has confirmed its plans to build 198 high-quality, energy efficient homes on the site of the former Ravenscraig Hospital in Greenock. The £24 million development will include a mix of terraced houses and cottage flats for social rent